GDG- Top ten focus

[Alan D. Brunelle]

Tom Ryan wrote:
> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:
>
>
> >From the top ten lists so far, it looks like the main focus is on the
> three-day battle rather than the two-month long campaign.  I happen to lean
> toward the idea that a true understanding of the battle can only occur
> within the larger framework of the entire campaign (June 3 to late
> July-early August).  In other words, to only study the battle turns out to
> be an academic exercise, while to research the entire campaign provides a
> broader perspective of the impact of the Battle of Gettysburg on the war as
> a whole.
>
> Hasten to add there is nothing wrong with simply enjoying the battle as an
> academic exercise.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Tom
>
>   
Hi Tom -

The original posted question referred specifically to the battle: "What 
would be considered the top ten books on the battle that someone should 
have in their library?" So that's why I think responses on the whole 
have been that way.

I would say that opening it up to include the whole campaign would 
certainly make the task a lot harder...

It's sort of like the question a couple of years ago that was never 
really answered: "What are the top 10 articles in The Gettysburg 
Magazine?" How the heck could one do /that/?!?

Alan